Rio Design HotelvsRestaurante Pergula
Both properties are recommended by expert reviewers. Overall, Pergula scores significantly higher than Rio Design Hotel. Pergula is ranked #4 in Rio de Janeiro with positive reviews from 7 reviews including Frommer's, Lonely Planet and concierge.com.
Rio Design Hotel
Rua Francisco Sa 17, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 22080010
From $78/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"The only thing that keeps this Rio design hotel from getting three stars is its location just off the busy Avenida N.S. de Copacabana." Full review
Concierge
"One of the first hotels in Rio to squeeze into the "designer boutique" bracket—just—the 66-room Portinari is located down a side street in Copacabana."
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Travel + Leisure
"Formerly Portinari Design Hotel Articles Under Rio's Spell." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Copacabana’s only boutique hotel has a series of designer suites in a business-like, tall, narrow tower."
Rough Guide
"One of the few hotels in Rio that dares to be a bit different. Each floor has been conceived by a different Brazilian designer, with some much more successful than others."
Lonely Planet
"This stylish 13-story hotel demonstrates real design smarts."
Lonely Planet
"This stylish 13-story hotel demonstrates real design smarts." Full review
Restaurante Pergula
Avenida Atlantica 1702; Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro
From $0/night
Concierge
"In short, you won't be wowed, but there simply isn't anything else as grand in the city."
Fodor's
"The Copacabana was the first luxury hotel in South America, and it's still one of the top hotels on the continent." Full review
Insight Guides
"An iconic oasis of calm with a superb Italian restaurant, excellent pool area and spa, and one some of Rio’s most fashionable nightclubs."
Frommer's
"Old World elegance in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the lively neighborhood of Copacabana." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Rio's most famous hotel has hosted heads of state, rock stars and other prominent personalities (Queen Elizabeth once stayed here, as did the Rolling Stones)." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Landmark French Riviera-style palace with a modern, all-suite annex, on one of the world's most famous stretches of sand, the 2½-mile Copacabana Beach." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"The luxury property, now part of the Belmond hotel group, is classic and classy." Full review